China Seen Delaying New Stimulus

Hope Fades for More Spurs to Growth as Beijing Waits for Effects of Its Moves

By

Aaron Back

Aug. 13, 2012 3:54 a.m. ET

BEIJING—After a spate of weak economic data from China, financial markets are anticipating imminent steps to bolster growth in the world's second-largest economy. But there are signals to indicate Beijing may bide its time.

Data on China's July industrial production, exports and bank lending, announced Thursday and Friday, all came in lower than expected, triggering widespread calls from private-sector analysts for more loosening...